Title Page
Contents
I. INTRODUCTION 10
II. Methods 12
1. Patient Selection 12
2. Clinical Assessments 13
3. MRI Examinations 14
4. Surgical Procedures 18
1) Primary repair 19
2) Patch augmentation 19
5. Postoperative Protocol 20
6. Statistical Analysis 21
III. Results 22
1. Patients Characteristics 22
2. Radiographic Assessment 23
3. Functional Assessment 25
IV. Discussion 27
V. Conclusion 32
VII. References 33
VIII. Abstract (Korean) 37
IX. Abstract (English) 39
Table 1. Goutallier fatty degeneration classification system 16
Table 2. Sugaya classification system 16
Table 3. Demographic data of the patients 22
Table 4. Comparison of pre-operative radiologic findings between two groups 24
Table 5. Comparison of post-operative radiologic findings between two groups 24
Table 6. Comparison of functional outcomes between two groups 26
Figure 1. The flow chart of study participant recruitment. Recruitment criteria and the selection process are illustrated. MRI: magnetic resonance imaging. 17
Figure 2. Arthroscopic view & MRI of re-tear patient 31